Initial species pattern affects invasion resistance in experimental grassland plots

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-12

  Yurkonis, Kathryn A ^a   Wilsey, Brian J ^b   Moloney, Kirk A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; Conspecific aggregation; Monarda fistulosa; Ratibida pinnata; Schizachyrium scoparium; Spatial pattern; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; HETEROGENEITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOIL SURFACE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMES; IOWA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; MONARDA; MONARDA FISTULOSA; RATIBIDA; RATIBIDA PINNATA; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM;

EID: 84855560642     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01331.x     Document Type: Article

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